Raphael Patai died last week, according to today's New York Times. He was
a leading anthropologist and folklorist specializing in Jewish studies and
secondarily Arab studies. He was perhaps the last person to be not only a
cultural anthropologist but an archaeologist and physical anthropologist.
He wrote a book called "The Myth of the Jewish Race." He had two
doctorates (Budapest and Hebrew University,) and wrote over three dozen
books. That's not a typo! He was the first person to get a doctorate from
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He wrote a book about Hebrew
goddess-worship. He taught at Dropsie College, the Herzel [Herzl?]
Institute, and Fairleigh Dickinson University.

I quote from the obituary by Robert McG. Thomas, Jr.:

He was given a word-processor on his 80th birthday. He mastered the new
tool and turned out eight books in his last five years, including "Jewish
Seafaring in Ancient Times," which is awaiting publication.